Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has been named La Liga Manager of the Month for October after steering the Spanish giants to a perfect 100 % winning record in the league, including a 2‑1 victory over Barcelona in their first El Clásico of the season.
Mourinho’s side opened October with a 1‑0 win over Villarreal, followed by a 4‑1 triumph against Sevilla and a 2‑1 success over Barça. Kylian Mbappé scored twice for Madrid, while Raphinha netted the only goal for Barcelona. The win over the Catalans was Barcelona’s first league defeat of the campaign, ending a run of nine consecutive victories.
“Real Madrid’s coach is the Coach of the Month for October in #LALIGAEASPORTS,” La Liga announced on its official X account on Monday.
The award came ahead of Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone, who also won three league games (2‑1 over Alaves, 1‑0 over Espanyol and 1‑0 over Deportivo La Cuna), and Real Sociedad’s Pellegrino Matarazzo, who recorded three victories (3‑2 over Deportivo, 5‑2 over Malaga and 2‑1 over Levante). Mourinho succeeds Barcelona manager Hansi Flick, who won the September award.
It marks another milestone in Mourinho’s return to the Santiago Bernabéu, where he previously coached from 2010 to 2013 and won the La Liga title, Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup. Madrid currently sit second in the standings, three points behind Barcelona, having suffered only two league defeats this season – against Real Betis and Atletico Madrid.
<small>Source: Vanguard News — read the original story there.</small>
